News Bulletins That Spread Malware
You may have come across the fake news bulletins that have been used to spread malware but tactics have changed. Hackers attempting to push malware onto PCs have turned from using tempting made-up headlines to using the latest breaking news.
The bogus email news bulletin usually include the phrase “Breking News” in the subject line along with a real news story such as “Russia Invades Georgia” etc.
When you open the email there’s a weblink, supposedly to the full story. If you click on the link instead of taking you to the news website of, say, CNN, you are taken to a false website that looks exactly like CNN where you are presented with a dialog box which claims you need to update Flash Player in order to see the full story.
The update “adobe_flash.exe” is really a Trojan horse that begins to download a raft of more malware on to your PC.
Adobe have issued a warning to all Internet users that they should only update their Flash Player directly from the Adobe website adobe.com.
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